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Important: The dates below are simply suggestions. There is plenty of wiggle room in this timeline.

In June

Make sure you get your contract in to qualify for the Happy Rosh Hashanah early bird discount (June 15)

Identify the people who will run the fundraiser. Often it’s one or two people to handle the website and marketing of the fundraiser, and a separate group that’s in charge of the baskets.

In July

Figure out where you’re getting your Honey jars or cards from.

Compile (or get from organization office) a list of all the members in your organization. Make sure to double check for accuracy!

Send the list to HappyRoshHashanah.com support to update your online database or update it on your own. You can email the list to support@happyroshhashanah.com, but please make sure it’s in the proper format!

Make sure you have volunteers to help with the folding and stuffing on August 16th!

On August 2, Wednesday – Prepare mailing: Fold and Stuff!

On August 3, Thursday – Mail or email order forms. Typically 3-6 weeks is a good ordering window. Read this post for a discussion about the length of ordering windows.

September 7, 11:59pm (Thursday) – Deadline for placing orders

September 8 through September 15 – Print and Mail your cards or honey jars.

Make sure you include the names of the people sending to each recipient. Using HappyRoshHashanah.com, this only takes a few clicks of your mouse!

Note that you’ve got a bit of wiggle room here to extend your deadline if necessary. Make sure you leave enough time to print and mail, and if you’re selling honey jars, enough time to place an order with your supplier.

September 21 – Rosh Hashanah!

Sometime after Rosh Hashanah – Bill for reciprocity charges. Not necessary if using HappyRoshHashanah.com, it’s automated!

You should modify the above timeline to fit your needs. If we missed anything, or you’ve got a suggestion to add please let us know by emailing support@happyroshhashanah.com!

Sell baskets for “personal use” to your members. In addition to the “communal baskets” that are the mainstay of this fundraiser, offer baskets for sale to your members for them to distribute on their own. Your members likely have friends, family and neighbors who are not members of your organization, whom they would like to give baskets to. Instead of making baskets on their own, or purchasing them from a store, why not give your members an easy solution that supports your school or synagogue at the same time? You should charge a higher price than what you charge for “communal baskets” — you must ensure that you’re making a profit off of these baskets! This is very easy to add to your Purim project by using Happy Purim’s Personal Use” module.

Selling personalized baskets with delivery or shipping included is a great way to significantly increase the revenue of your fundraiser. Many of your members probably order shalach manot from stores or websites and have them shipped to friends and family across the country. Why not capture those orders for your organization? This does add a significant amount of extra work, but people are usually willing to pay a nice premium for this service (just look online for what others charge). Happy Purim’s “shipping basket” module makes this much easier to do by capturing the addresses and personalized messages for these special orders.

We have some other ideas, and tips that can ONLY be done using our system–feel free to call 646-345-4032 or email Ari (at) HappyPurim.com to find out more!